# PowerShell IDE Visual Studio 2017 Pro  or VS Code

**URL:** <https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-ide-visual-studio-2017-pro-or-vs-code/8497>\
**Category:** PowerShell Help\
**Created:** [April 24, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-ide-visual-studio-2017-pro-or-vs-code/8497 "2017-04-24T10:39:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![dnp60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@dnp60](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dnp60)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-ide-visual-studio-2017-pro-or-vs-code/8497/1 "2017-04-24T10:39:53Z")

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I would like to move to and IDE for PowerShell 5 development.

Which is a better PowerShell IDE Visual Studio 2017 Pro (with PowerShell Tools) or Visual Studio Code?

I already own Visual Studio 2017 Pro. I am using Windows 7, Windows server 2012 and Windows Server 2016.

Thanks,  
Dan

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**Author:** ![donj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/donj/32/137_2.png) [@donj](https://forums.powershell.org/u/donj)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-ide-visual-studio-2017-pro-or-vs-code/8497/2 "2017-04-24T12:54:21Z")

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Pro is obviously more full featured. They probably both do about the same job for PowerShell purposes.

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**Author:** ![dnp60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@dnp60](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dnp60)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-ide-visual-studio-2017-pro-or-vs-code/8497/3 "2017-04-25T06:53:27Z")

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Thanks you.

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**Author:** ![dotnVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-ide-visual-studio-2017-pro-or-vs-code/8497/4 "2024-05-16T20:38:52Z")

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